奸臣

奸臣

See also: 姦臣

Chinese

		traitor	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (奸臣/姦臣)		奸/姦	臣
simp. (奸臣)		奸	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan¹ san⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiên-sṳ̀n / kiân-sṳ̀n
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): kan-sîn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gang¹ cing⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiānchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianchern
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianchén
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan¹ san⁴
    • Yale: gāan sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan¹ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan¹ sen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /käːn⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiên-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: gien´ siinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian¹ sin²
    • IPA: /ki̯en²⁴ sɨn¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiân-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: gian´ siinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian¹ sin²
    • IPA: /ki̯an²⁴ sɨn¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: kan-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kansiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ ɕin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gang¹ cing⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kang tshîng
    • IPA ^(key): /kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

奸臣

1. (historical) an evil government minister

Adjective

奸臣

1. (Hakka) crafty and treacherous

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
奸	臣
かん Hyōgaiji	しん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 奸臣 (MC kɑn d͡ʑiɪn).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) かんしん [kàńshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Alternative forms

• 姦臣 (may be proscribed)

Noun

奸臣 (hiragana かんしん, rōmaji kanshin)

1. a treacherous vassal, retainer, or subject

Antonyms

• 忠臣 (ちゅうしん) (chūshin, “loyal vassal”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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Korean

Hanja in this term
奸	臣

Noun

奸臣 • (gansin) (hangeul 간신)

1. Hanja form^? of 간신 (“villainous vassal”).